Talk:-ock

Etymology

The etymology of this suffix on the main entry is clearly valid. However, there is a remote possibility that most of these dimminuitive suffices, except for -KIN, -KEN, relate to a Celtic root[4]; compare Gaelic OG[6] (young).

[0] means 'Absolutely not; [1] means 'Exceedingly unlikely'; [2] means 'Very dubious'; [3] means 'Questionable'; [4] means 'Possible'; [5] means 'Probable'; [6] means 'Likely'; [7] means 'Most Likely' or *Unattested; [8] means 'Attested'; [9] means 'Obvious' - only used for close matches within the same language or dialect, at linkable periods.

Andrew H. Gray 13:02, 29 December 2015 Andrew (talk)